It's time to commit to networking your face off and pitching your big ideas for the future of the procurement and supply chain profession...

"Wide range of provocative topics and speakers. I learned and came away better for it"

Oliver Campbell, Director of Procurement, Dell

"One-day event that incorporates the content and quality of a big convention."

Diego de la Garza – Director, Source One Inc

Watch the highlights from Big Ideas Summit, Chicago 2018

Why attend the Big
Ideas Summit Chicago?

The greatest innovators know that when it comes to game-changing ideas, the biggest leaps forward never happen in isolation so we are uniting 50 of the top US' procurement minds to connect, collaborate and innovate - and we want you to be one of them.

Big Ideas Summit is a unique CPO-level think-tank event, amplified by social media.

After events in London and Melbourne, Big Ideas Summit is back in the USA, energising and inspiring procurement leaders to think bigger than ever before!

Meet with like-minded CPOs and hear from the world's most dynamic thinkers to imagine, plan and design procurement leadership success.

Please note, Big Ideas Chicago, is strictly a CPO only event with just 50 seats available so register your interest now.

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Are there really
tools procurement leaders can use to manage risk more effectively?
·
Bradley Paster
might just have the answer CPOs need to help them sleep better at night.

· Every wished your
procurement team could move beyond purchase orders and compliance?
· Diego De La Garza
is on hand to provide you with plenty of case study of examples of how
procurement teams are reaching their full potential.

Journey to the C-Suite: Recruitment
Panel

·
What qualities do procurement leaders
need to get that C-Suite role?
·
Our panellists have the answers

Next Gen Professionals - Dawn Tiura, SIG

·
Can proactively
taking control of your career reaps results for you career?
·
Dawn Tiura
presents compelling evidence

Slavery
in your Supply Chains - Justin Dillon, Founder & CEO, FRDM

·
Do we have to
accept that 40m people across the world are subject to a form of modern slavery?
·
Justin Dillon,
tell us how procurement and supply chain can help to make it a thing of the
past

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Can better access
to data about contracts help achieve better sourcing and negotiation outcomes?
·
Dan Adams
provides insight into how an enterprise wide answer to contract lifecycle
management can unlock the data that we need.

The Role of Positivity in Success - Jamila Gordon, CEO &
Founder, Lumachain

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Want to hear something uplifting to end the day?
·
Jamila Gordon’s inspirational story of bouncing back and remaining
positive is just what you need.